Sobriquet

  • 21sobriquet — also soubriquet noun Etymology: French Date: 1646 a descriptive name or epithet ; nickname …

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  • 22Sobriquet — Ein Spitzname (im 17. Jahrhundert spitz = verletzend), auch Übername, Abname, Utzname, Uzname, Ulkname, Neckname, Scheltname oder Spottname, ist ein kurzer Ersatzname für den realen Namen einer Person oder Sache. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Abgrenzung… …

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  • 23Sobriquet — Surnom Un surnom est à l origine un nom formé, par addition au prénom ou au nom d une personne, d un terme mettant généralement en relief ses particularités physiques ou morales. Sommaire 1 Personnages historiques 2 Culture populaire 3 Notes et… …

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  • 24sobriquet — sobriquetical, adj. /soh breuh kay , ket , soh breuh kay , ket /; Fr. /saw brddee ke /, n., pl. sobriquets / kayz , kets , kayz , kets /; Fr. / ke /. a nickname. Also, soubriquet. [1640 50; < F < ?] * * * …

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  • 25sobriquet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nickname. See nomenclature. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nickname, pet name, agnomen, moniker, *handle, assumed name, alias …

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  • 26sobriquet — so|bri|quet [ˈsəubrıkeı US ˈsou ] n also sou|bri|quet [ˈsu: ] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: light blow under the chin, nickname ] an unofficial title or name = ↑nickname …

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  • 27sobriquet — so|bri|quet [ soubrı,keı, soubrı,ket ] noun count FORMAL a NICKNAME …

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  • 28sobriquet —  A nickname; pronounced so bri kay . Society of Friends. Formal name of the Quakers. Sofia. Capital of Bulgaria; in Bulgarian, Sofiya …

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  • 29sobriquet — so·bri·quet || səʊbrɪket / keɪ n. nickname; assumed name …

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  • 30sobriquet — [ səʊbrɪkeɪ] (also soubriquet) noun a person s nickname. Origin C17: Fr., orig. in the sense tap under the chin , of unknown origin …

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